The Boston area is home to many renowned art museums — many of which can be enjoyed for free, if you know when to go. Here’s a sampling of free admission times and free events, with something for children, teens, and everyone else.

DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum On the first Wednesday of each month, the deCordova — which comprises exhibits over 35 acres — is free to the public. But bicyclists always get in free. 51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln. Tue.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 781-259-8355, www.decordova.org

Harvard Art Museums

Kerry James Marshall, Untitled (detail of three panels), 1998, with 2007 additions.

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Peabody Essex Museum Salem residents, museum members, and youth 16 and under always get in free. On Nov. 9, photographer Barbara Bosworth presents “Birds in Focus,” a free program featuring birds and their habitats, as well as a tour of her featured exhibition, “Natural Histories, Photographs by Barbara Bosworth.” 161 Essex Street, Salem. Tue.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 978-745-9500, www.pem.org

Worcester Art Museum Admission is always free to children 17 and under, and free for all 10 a.m.-noon on the first Saturday of each month. In honor of Veterans Day, veterans are admitted free on Nov. 10 and 11. 55 Salisbury St., Worcester. Wed.-Fri. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; third Thu. of every month 11 a.m.-8 p.m. 508-799-4406, www.worcesterart.org

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Part of an installation on view in "A Generous Medium, Photography at Wellesley 1972-2012" at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College through December 9, 2012.

Davis Museum at Wellesley College Admission is always free. Among the free events are an Oct. 24 panel discussion and artist talk by An-My Lê, Vietnamese-American photographer and video artist, to celebrate the opening of the exhibition “Provisional Aesthetics.” The museum’s “Photogs on Film” series also runs monthly through the end of the year. 106 Central St., Wellesley. Tue.-Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. noon-4 p.m. 781-283-2051, www.davismuseum.wellesley.edu